Commentaries by Mojtaba Touiserkani

Hormuz Needs Administration, Not Gatekeeping

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Hormuz Needs Administration, Not Gatekeeping

Mojtaba Touiserkani

August 14, 2026 03:30:07 pm

Two rival claims of control are hardening around the Strait of Hormuz. By Aug. 14, transit had almost ground to a standstill. Washington said it could maintain its blockade of Iranian ports indefinitely. Tehran continued to link a full reopening to steps by the United States, while Iran’s Parliament advanced a domestic framework for the [...]

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On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford, in a televised address to the American people, pardoned ex-President Richard Nixon for any offenses committed in association with the Watergate break-in. Read the full text of Ford's address.

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